Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25

York, was sunk by collision with the
steamer Rosa Mary of Hartepool at II
o'clock last night, 10 miles off Dover. The
Schoten carried $50 passengers and crew.
The steamer Ebro of Sunderland rescued
90 of the crew and passengers and landed
them at the Sailors home at Dover and
145 passengers are missing. One passen
ger and child of the party brought to
Dover were found dead from exposure. 1t
Is hoped that passing vessels rescued the
missing. The w. A. Schoten's mast is
visible from Dover. Boats left Dover
bound in all directions for the purpose of
saving life and property if possible. The
Rosa Mary was anchored off Ramsgate
with bows split Up to 225 p. m. %
bodies from the Scholten were landed at
Dover. At the time of the accident a
dense fog prevailed.
The Scholten was struck on the port
bow by the Rosa Mary. Immediately af-
ter the shock the Scholten's passengers,
all of whom had retired for the night,
rushed on deck in their night gowns.
The boats were promptly ordered to be
lowered, but it was found only two were
available. The three others were useless
and were not lowered. The water rushed
swiftly through hole in the bow and a
passengers uttered piercing shrieks and
many fell upon their knees and prayed
aloud. Little children chung to their
mothers who themselves were shrieking
with terror. The officers were cool and
self possessed and remained on the bridge
to the last. Several persons procured life
belts and ledped into the sea.
Within 20 minutes of the shock the
Scholten was engulfed. All who put on
life-belts tloated and were rescued by
boats from the steamer Ebro which
cruised around until a. m. Many of the
rescued lost their wives, husbands, broth
ers and sisters. The survivors were sup
piled with clothes and everything posi-
BILE was done to insure their comfort.
The passengers accounts differ regard
ing the circumstances. The reports of the
officers of the Scholten clash with those
of the officers of the Rosa Mary. Some of
the passengers state the evenings merri-
ment had ceased. Most of the passengers
had retired to their bunk, only few were
remaining in the saloon, when tremend-
GUS crash was heard on the port bow
1t was impossible that the collision could
have occurred by the Scholten striking an
anchored vessel.
The second mate of the Scholten reports
he was on the deck when he saw an I'M
known steamer coming through the fog
but before anything could be done, the |
Scholten struck in the fore rigging and !
port bow. The other vessel backed off |
and disappeared, and within 20 minutes
the Scholten sunk. The. captain of the
Rosa Mary states his vessel was
run into while anchored southeast
south Sandhead by an unknown
teamer. Finding the Rosa Mary |
was damaged, he proceeded to Dover
roads, where his vessel is now locked |
The Rosa Mary was laden with coal for
st. Naziur. According to the latest |
Of % n ri
the Scholten, leaving 1872 drowned and |
missing. The Scholten lies four miles
from the admiralty pier, in position dan
gerous to navigation. A buoy and light |
have been placed at the wreck
The bodies at Dover are distorted show
ing death was caused by violence, not by |
drowning. One of the saved, named |
Monte Colo from Tyrol, states the scenes
on the sinking ship were terrible. The
Storage passengers stricken with terror,
ran about the deck in wild confusion. The |
captain tried his utmost to restore order
without effect the passengers rushe d for
the boats ana it was with great difficulty
officers could keep them from jumping
and sinking them. Colo was in the water
two hours. When he was taken out he
was greatly exhausted owing to the eY-
treme cold and his efforts to keep atloat.
After the vessel sunk the cries of the per-
sons in the water were heard for long
e.
passenger, states when the crash occurred
4 general rush was made for the deck
i was told nothing serious had oc-
cured, but secured life belt. There
were six English passengers on board.
One girl asked us to keep in group that
The English might 90 down together.
was in the water long time before | was
picked up. When the Scholten sank the
cries were heartrending. The captain of
he Ebro, the rescuing vessel, behaved
nobly. He had all his deck load of timber
thrown overheard and this judicious act
saved many. Only two of the Scholten's
boats were lowered The others could
not be goti adrift. | don't know whether
It was due to any fault on board. The
vessel listed over so much all the boats
could not be dropped The people rushed
about in the greatest excitement, all try
ng to get place in the two boats which
we're lowered. The scare and disorder
prevented many being saved. The water
was freezing cold. This FASTENED death
20 many, rendering them powerless.
Charles Mills OF Red Hill, Jersey, says
he life boats appeared as if not used for a
ong time and bad to be chopped away with
,Xes with the assistance of the passengers {,
waited until the water touched the boil
srS putting out the fires then | got hold of
1 bell, but Dutch sailor snatched it
away (; we were all mixed together, for
,igners, and English, clinging to one an
'ther in the water. The Dutch sailors
wanted to save themselves and even
thrust the women aside | can swim well
and swan about till got to the Ebro,
when was rope thrown TO me. After the
collision | went down into the cabin and
woke two Dutch ladies, they were para
yzed with terror and wouldn't get up
iespite all entreaties. | heard various
about the conduct of the
Dutch sailors but the captain did his best
to restore order. l believe good lookout
vas kept and we had our lights up"
Among the latest landed at Dover is
Henri Blanco of Ohio, the sole cabin
passenger. The engineer was rescued af
ter being in the water three hours. No
bodies were recovered during the morn
ing, but rs the tide set eastward many |
were brought back with the ebb ; dark
ness prevented the recovery of more, but
many boats and tugs put to sea on the
chance of picking mp others in the morn
ing. Many bodies recovered look as if
frozen to death The Rosa Mary sus-
tanned extensive damage and was only
kept afioat by her water tight bulkheads |
An officer of the Scholten states the
Rosa Mary was carrying no side lights,
hut ShoWlnO the uSunl mast liUhtg Ia in